The car obviously will be a hybrid which is why the collaboration happened in the first place. Toyota has some great electric motors and hybrid technology which they have experience with from the Prius and BMW does as well with the 'i' brand now. We will see some mixing and matching as BMW's lightweight technology is paired with Toyota's electronic designs that BMW will produce.

The expected result is a lightweight 3085 pound car. This is a great weight target for a sports car and especially one with a hybrid drivetrain. Power is expected to come from a direct injected 2.0 liter four-cylinder motor. Let's hope that the motor is BMW's as the N20 is a very strong candidate.

This motor of course will be paired with an electric motor or two and the output should be in the 350+ horsepower range. That sounds pretty good with the 3085 pound curb weight making for a car that is fun to drive and toss into the corners.

The car may not be rear wheel drive as the electric motor will be front mounted. That means the next generation Z4 and Supra likely will have all wheel drive.

So what is the target date for these two cars? 2017. The end result is going to be very interesting to see.

Sweet - I'm excited for this car. In general, Toyota doesn't scream "driving passion" to me, but one of the last Toyotas I got excited about was the Supra, so it is wise of them to rekindle that nameplate.

I really hope they make a RWD version. I have absolutely no interest in owning a light weight sports car that I would track on a consistent basis, if it is AWD. A non-hybrid powerplant would be nice too, but I guess this is the direction all cars will be going. It just seems odd to make a small light weight agile sports car and ruin it with AWD.

I really hope they make a RWD version. I have absolutely no interest in owning a light weight sports car that I would track on a consistent basis, if it is AWD. A non-hybrid powerplant would be nice too, but I guess this is the direction all cars will be going. It just seems odd to make a small light weight agile sports car and ruin it with AWD.

Put the S55 in, make it RWD...call it a f*ckin day.

It just won't happen. This whole partnership is all about electric technology and the most logical place for the electric motor is up front.

So eventually this will be like Toyota FT86 / Subaru BRZ - same car a bit of differencies... where's the beef? What's happening to BMW? PSA engines, Front wheel drive, now this. Hopefully this is really just a technology sharing and a path for BMW to make kind of hybrid concept like Mclaren P1, Porsche 918 or LaFerrari.

This is interesting, as the next S2000 will be a 2900 pound rear-drive aluminum and CF turbo 4 roadster with about 365 hp, basically a baby NSX without the hybrid stuff, built in the same factory. I kind of feel the Supra name belongs only on something that will have over 500 hp, but I guess this is the future.